Gluten Free Banana Spice Cake w/Vegan Cream Cheese

Do you have a birthday party or anniversary coming up and want something extra special for this momentous event? Make this Gluten-Free Banana Spice Cake w/Vegan Cream Cheese that can be whipped up in less than an hour. I will ensure you that this cake is absolutely delicious and easy to make! It is gluten-free, dairy free, and refined sugar free.

To save time, make your vegan cream cheese while your cake is baking. This will allow you to make your cake and frosting in less than an hour.

Place a thick layer of vegan cream cheese onto your cake as the cake will absorb some of the frosting.

Use a spring form pan for baking so you can easily remove cake before frosting.

Before removing your cake from the pan cut around the edges of the cake with a sharp knife.

Use ripe medium sized bananas for this cake

Frost cake immediately before serving because the frosting will slightly darken in color after a few hours.

I have never eaten a banana spice cake before until recently. My friend Michelle who blogs at GlutenSugarDairyFree is not a baker so she referred one of her amazing readers to me requesting a banana spice cake recipe. This is her husband’s favorite dessert and his birthday was coming up so she wanted to make this special cake for him-refined sugar-free, gluten-free and dairy free. I was up for the challenge!

I have been wanting to come up with a few cake recipes for you guys so this was perfect timing!

I had never heard of a banana spice cake before so I had to do some research. What I discovered was that a banana spice cake requires very ripe bananas and warm spices such as allspice, nutmeg and cinnamon. What a perfect combination of flavors and spices!

To make this cake extra moist, I decided to go with a coconut flour and potato starch base. I also opted to beat the egg whites to help the cake rise since most grain free cakes are dense. Nevertheless, this cake is not 100% grain free since it does have baking powder. Baking powder is made from corn. It is such a minimal amount that it does not bother my digestion, but if you have a corn allergy, and want to make this cake 100% grain free you can replace the baking powder with a teaspoon of baking soda and a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar. The baking soda and apple cider vinegar create a reaction that will help the cake rise, so feel free to use that instead if you have a corn allergy.

Be sure to make this deliciously moist Gluten-Free Banana Spice cake w/ Vegan Cream Cheese for your next birthday or special event. It is healthy, oh so good, and can be made easily in less than an hour!

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Add batter into a greased and lightly floured 9” spring form pan lined with parchment paper. Bake in a 350 degree preheated oven for 35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean after inserted into the center of the cake.